Counties in North Dakota by unemployment rate

Rolette County had the highest unemployment rate of 53 counties in September 2025, at 3.3%. Bowman County had the lowest, at 1.4%. The median was 2.2% and the figure for North Dakota was 2.6%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest3.3Rolette County
Lowest1.4Bowman County
Median2.253 counties
North Dakota2.6History

All counties, September 2025

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Rolette CountyRolette County: 3.3 %3.3Sargent CountySargent County: 3.3 %3.3Sheridan CountySheridan County: 3.1 %3.1Emmons CountyEmmons County: 2.9 %2.9Sioux CountySioux County: 2.8 %2.8Benson CountyBenson County: 2.7 %2.7Pembina CountyPembina County: 2.7 %2.7Kidder CountyKidder County: 2.6 %2.6Williams CountyWilliams County: 2.6 %2.6McHenry CountyMcHenry County: 2.5 %2.5Mercer CountyMercer County: 2.5 %2.5McKenzie CountyMcKenzie County: 2.4 %2.4Oliver CountyOliver County: 2.4 %2.4Ransom CountyRansom County: 2.4 %2.4Barnes CountyBarnes County: 2.3 %2.3Bottineau CountyBottineau County: 2.3 %2.3Cavalier CountyCavalier County: 2.3 %2.3Mountrail CountyMountrail County: 2.3 %2.3Pierce CountyPierce County: 2.3 %2.3Slope CountySlope County: 2.3 %2.3Steele CountySteele County: 2.3 %2.3Walsh CountyWalsh County: 2.3 %2.3Dunn CountyDunn County: 2.2 %2.2Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: 2.2 %2.2Logan CountyLogan County: 2.2 %2.2McLean CountyMcLean County: 2.2 %2.2Towner CountyTowner County: 2.2 %2.2Ward CountyWard County: 2.2 %2.2Burke CountyBurke County: 2.1 %2.1Cass CountyCass County: 2.1 %2.1Nelson CountyNelson County: 2.1 %2.1Ramsey CountyRamsey County: 2.1 %2.1Stark CountyStark County: 2.1 %2.1Traill CountyTraill County: 2.1 %2.1Burleigh CountyBurleigh County: 2 %2Grand Forks CountyGrand Forks County: 2 %2Griggs CountyGriggs County: 2 %2Hettinger CountyHettinger County: 2 %2McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: 2 %2Morton CountyMorton County: 2 %2Renville CountyRenville County: 2 %2Richland CountyRichland County: 2 %2Adams CountyAdams County: 1.9 %1.9Divide CountyDivide County: 1.9 %1.9Grant CountyGrant County: 1.9 %1.9Stutsman CountyStutsman County: 1.9 %1.9Eddy CountyEddy County: 1.8 %1.8LaMoure CountyLaMoure County: 1.8 %1.8Wells CountyWells County: 1.8 %1.8Foster CountyFoster County: 1.7 %1.7Dickey CountyDickey County: 1.5 %1.5Billings CountyBillings County: 1.4 %1.4Bowman CountyBowman County: 1.4 %1.4
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesSeptember 2025 (%)Change on September 2024
1Rolette County3.3-0.3 pts
1Sargent County3.3+0.1 pts
3Sheridan County3.1+0.4 pts
4Emmons County2.9+0.3 pts
5Sioux County2.8+0.3 pts
6Benson County2.7+0.4 pts
6Pembina County2.7+0.1 pts
8Kidder County2.6-0.2 pts
8Williams County2.6+0.3 pts
10McHenry County2.5+0.2 pts
10Mercer County2.5+0.4 pts
12McKenzie County2.4+0.2 pts
12Oliver County2.4+0.1 pts
12Ransom County2.4+0.4 pts
15Barnes County2.3+0.4 pts
15Bottineau County2.3+0.1 pts
15Cavalier County2.3-0.1 pts
15Mountrail County2.3+0.1 pts
15Pierce County2.30 pts
15Slope County2.3-0.3 pts
15Steele County2.3-0.3 pts
15Walsh County2.3+0.2 pts
23Dunn County2.2+0.1 pts
23Golden Valley County2.2+0.8 pts
23Logan County2.2+0.9 pts
23McLean County2.2+0.2 pts
23Towner County2.2+0.5 pts
23Ward County2.2+0.3 pts
29Burke County2.1+0.2 pts
29Cass County2.1+0.3 pts
29Nelson County2.1+0.2 pts
29Ramsey County2.1+0.2 pts
29Stark County2.1+0.2 pts
29Traill County2.1+0.3 pts
35Burleigh County2+0.2 pts
35Grand Forks County2+0.3 pts
35Griggs County2+0.1 pts
35Hettinger County2+0.2 pts
35McIntosh County2+0.4 pts
35Morton County2+0.2 pts
35Renville County2+0.1 pts
35Richland County2+0.1 pts
43Adams County1.90 pts
43Divide County1.9-0.2 pts
43Grant County1.9+0.3 pts
43Stutsman County1.9+0.2 pts
47Eddy County1.8-0.1 pts
47LaMoure County1.8+0.2 pts
47Wells County1.8-0.2 pts
50Foster County1.7+0.3 pts
51Dickey County1.50 pts
52Billings County1.4+0.1 pts
52Bowman County1.4+0.1 pts

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About this ranking

Unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force, using the survey definition of unemployment: without work, available and looking for work. Spain: EPA, aged 16 and over. EU: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74. United States: civilian labour force aged 16 and over, from the Current Population Survey for the nation and from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics models, consistent with that survey, for states and counties. Other countries and the World: ILO modelled estimates published by the World Bank, aged 15 and over.

Survey-based. Available for Spain, regions, provinces, EU countries, US states and US counties, not Spanish municipalities. For municipalities use registered_unemployment_rate. US national and state rates are seasonally adjusted; county rates are not. Countries without a national or Eurostat series get the annual ILO modelled estimate, a model output rather than a survey result.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which county has the highest unemployment rate?

Rolette County, with 3.3% in September 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Bowman County, with 1.4% in September 2025.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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